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Deaths by Force on April 11

702 open cases in our database happened on April 11. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (505)

JoMalcom Ali Daniels - Danville, Virginia
Death by Force10th anniversary

JoMalcom Ali Daniels

Male, age 24 · Danville, Virginia
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

JoMalcom Ali Daniels, a 24-year-old Black male from Danville, Virginia, was caught in a burst of violence that unfolded on a spring afternoon in downtown. On April 11, 2016, police were called to North Union Street—between Memorial Drive and Spring…

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Otis Brown - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force10th anniversary

Otis Brown

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of a young St. Louis man was abruptly cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a loss that remains shrouded in uncertainty. Otis Lee Brown III, a 24-year-old Black male, was found deceased on the evening of Monday, April 11…

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Candis Steere - Loris, South Carolina
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Candis Steere

Female, age 34 · Loris, South Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Loris, South Carolina, the life of 34-year-old Candis Steere was brought to a tragic and abrupt end on April 11, 2016. Friends and acquaintances remembered her as a kind, pleasant, and sweet individual with a beautiful smile. She was…

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Jessie O. Sanders - Newberry, South Carolina
Death by Force10th anniversary

Jessie O. Sanders

Male, age 62 · Newberry, South Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the quiet community of Whitmire in Newberry County, South Carolina, was unsettled by the tragic death of one of its own. Jessie O. Sanders, a 62-year-old man, was found deceased on the morning of April 11, 2016. A passing motorist…

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Shannon Weston - Columbia, South Carolina
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Shannon Weston

Male, age 24 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 24-year-old Shannon Demar Weston was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Columbia, South Carolina. On the evening of Monday, April 11, 2016, Weston was fatally wounded in what authorities described as a domestic…

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Tyesha Rena Williams - Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Tyesha Rena Williams

Female, age 26 · Orangeburg, South Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 26-year-old Tyesha Rena Williams, a mother of three from Orangeburg, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Williams was reported missing on April 7, 2016, creating a wave of concern among her family and friends. The…

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Alex Donte Barclay - Orlando, Florida
Death by Force10th anniversary

Alex Donte Barclay

Male, age 20 · Orlando, Florida
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alex Donte Barclay, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 11, 2016, in front of an apartment building in the Holden Heights area of Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred shortly after midnight, and the sound of…

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Dontavion Fleming Sr - Saint-petersburg, Florida
Death by Force10th anniversary

Dontavion Fleming Sr

Male, age 31 · Saint-petersburg, Florida
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dontavion Fleming Sr., a 31-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2016, in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Fleming was shot and killed outside the ATL Barber Shop located at 2910 18th Ave S. The incident occurred around 7:44 p.m.…

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Davion Spivey - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force10th anniversary

Davion Spivey

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Davion Spivey, a 19-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2016. He was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital after being shot on the Southwest Side of Chicago. The incident occurred in the 7300 block of South…

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Michael Goldsmith - Blue-island, Illinois
Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Goldsmith

Male, age 27 · Blue-island, Illinois
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Goldsmith, a 27-year-old man from Blue Island, Illinois, was tragically killed in a shooting at the Premium 127 Bar and Grill on April 11, 2016. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. when a fight broke out at the bar, leading to several individuals…

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Pierre Loury - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force10th anniversary

Pierre Loury

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Pierre Loury, a 16-year-old African American male, was fatally shot by Chicago Police Officer Sean Hitz on April 11, 2016. The incident occurred after Loury fled from a vehicle that had been pulled over by the police. The vehicle matched the description of…

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Travis Dean Harold - Hiddenite, North Carolina
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Travis Dean Harold

Male, age 35 · Hiddenite, North Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Travis Dean Harold, a 35-year-old male from Hiddenite, NC, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2016. The incident occurred in the driveway of Jason Dean Clary's home. Clary, who was 39 years old at the time, was charged with the murder of Travis Harold. The…

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Tierney Reid - Memphis, Tennessee
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Tierney Reid

Female, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 18-year-old Tierney Reid in Memphis, Tennessee. A Black female, Tierney was known by loved ones as a sweet girl who was a friend to everyone. On the evening of April 10, 2016, she and…

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Emilee Diane Hurst - Selma, Texas
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Emilee Diane Hurst

Female, age 18 · Selma, Texas
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

Emilee Diane Hurst, an 18-year-old female from Selma, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 11, 2016. She was a senior at Judson High School and was remembered as a lively, friendly young woman who dedicated her life to serving others. Emilee was…

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James Weldon Ecford - Houston, Texas
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James Weldon Ecford

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Weldon Ecford, a 26-year-old African American man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2016. He was fatally shot while trying to protect his mother from an armed robber in their condo's parking lot. Ecford's mother was exiting her…

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Dereck Peppers - San Diego, California
Death by Force15th anniversary

Dereck Peppers

Male, age 40 · San Diego, California
Found Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

Dereck Peppers, aged 40, was shot and killed on April 11, 2011, in San Diego's Mountain View neighborhood. Peppers was standing outside a liquor store on Ocean View Boulevard when he was gunned down. The investigation revealed that Peppers was a member of the…

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Jeffery Nichols - Oakland, California
Death by Force15th anniversary

Jeffery Nichols

Male, age 26 · Oakland, California
Found Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 11, 2011, 26-year-old Jeffery Nichols was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Oakland, California. The incident occurred on Golf Links Road at approximately 7:20 PM. Police arrived at the scene to find Nichols fatally wounded, but there were…

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Ricardo E Ortega - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force15th anniversary

Ricardo E Ortega

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 11, 2011, Ricardo E. Ortega, 31, was found fatally shot near the intersection of Schubert and Albany in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Responding to reports of gunfire in the early hours of the morning, police discovered Ortega with…

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Shantell Christopher - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force15th anniversary

Shantell Christopher

Female, age 38 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the city of New Orleans, the life of Shantell Christopher, a 38-year-old African American woman, was tragically cut short. Her death, which was reported on April 3, 2011, has since become a somber cold case, leaving a community with unanswered questions…

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Karlos Brown - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force15th anniversary

Karlos Brown

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a time when the city of Detroit was grappling with a surge in violence, 35-year-old Karlos Brown became one of its many tragic statistics. On April 11th of that year, the African-American man's life was cut short, his death later…

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Bennie Goodwin - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force15th anniversary

Bennie Goodwin

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a spring day in Detroit, Michigan, the life of a young man was abruptly cut short, adding another name to the city's list of tragic losses for the year 2011. Bennie Goodwin, an 18-year-old African American male, was found dead on April 11, 2011. The…

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Jeremy Toles - Guthrie, Oklahoma
Death by Force15th anniversary

Jeremy Toles

Male, age 24 · Guthrie, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of a young father from Guthrie, Oklahoma, was tragically cut short, leaving a family searching for answers that remain elusive over a decade later. Jeremy Toles, a 24-year-old African-American male, was a man known for his…

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DeShaun Dupree Proof Holton - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force20th anniversary

DeShaun Dupree Proof Holton

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 11, 2006 · 20 years ago

DeShaun Dupree Holton, a 32-year-old Black/African American male from Detroit, MI, lost his life in the early morning hours of April 11, 2006. An evening that began with friends barhopping ended in a fatal confrontation inside the CCC Club, an after-hours…

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Keith L. Bender Jr. - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force20th anniversary

Keith L. Bender Jr.

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 11, 2006 · 20 years ago

Keith L. Bender Jr., a 35-year-old male Army veteran, was involved in a fatal altercation in the early morning hours of April 11, 2006, at the C.C.C. nightclub on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. A dispute over a game of pool escalated into a physical fight…

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Mitch Anderson - Windsor, Colorado
Death by Force25th anniversary

Mitch Anderson

Male, age 26 · Windsor, Colorado
Killed Apr 11, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the quiet town of Windsor, Colorado, the life of a successful young man, Mitch Anderson, was cut short under deeply unsettling circumstances. A 26-year-old White / Caucasian male, Mitch was a graduate of Windsor High School and had built a thriving welding…

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Sammy John Sanchez - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force35th anniversary

Sammy John Sanchez

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Apr 11, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the spring of 1991, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Denver neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Sammy John Sanchez, an 18-year-old White male, was fatally wounded on April 11, 1991, in a shooting that occurred on the…

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JoAnne Robinson - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force35th anniversary

JoAnne Robinson

Female, age 23 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Apr 11, 1991 · 35 years ago

JoAnne Robinson, a 23-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on April 11, 1991, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born on June 30, 1967, in Scotland County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Joseph Robinson and Mary Gailbreath. JoAnne…

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Benjamin Grogan - Pinecrest, Florida
Death by Force40th anniversary

Benjamin Grogan

Male · Pinecrest, Florida
Killed Apr 11, 1986 · 40 years ago

Benjamin P. Grogan, a 53-year-old white male, was an FBI Special Agent who tragically lost his life on April 11, 1986, in Pinecrest, Florida. His death occurred during a notorious shootout that has since been etched into the annals of FBI history. The…

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John Sharp - Keddie, California
Death by Force45th anniversary

John Sharp

Male, age 15 · Keddie, California
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

On April 11, 1981, 15-year-old John Sharp was one of the victims of a brutal and still-unsolved quadruple homicide in Keddie, California, known as the Keddie Cabin murders. John, along with his mother, Sue Sharp, and his friend, Dana Wingate, were found…

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Dana Wingate - Keddie, California
Death by Force45th anniversary

Dana Wingate

Female, age 17 · Keddie, California
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the night of April 11, 1981, Dana Wingate, a 17-year-old from Quincy, California, was brutally murdered along with three others in what has come to be known as the Keddie Cabin Murders. The crime took place at Cabin 28 in the small resort town of Keddie…

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Glenna \Sue\ Sharp - Keddie, California
Death by Force45th anniversary

Glenna \Sue\ Sharp

Female, age 36 · Keddie, California
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the night of April 11-12, 1981, Glenna "Sue" Sharp, aged 36, was brutally murdered along with her son John, his friend Dana Wingate, and later, her daughter Tina Sharp, in what has become known as the Keddie Cabin Murders. The crime took place at Cabin 28…

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Neely Smith - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Death by Force45th anniversary

Neely Smith

Female, age 5 · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Found Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

On February 18, 1981, 5-year-old Neely Shane Smith was abducted while playing near her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Witnesses reported seeing a man with gray hair forcing her into his van. After an extensive search, Neely's remains were discovered…

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Robert Mcdermon - Baldwin, Florida
Death by Force45th anniversary

Robert Mcdermon

Male, age 35 · Baldwin, Florida
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

Robert Patrick McDermon Sr., a 35-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on April 11, 1981, in Baldwin, Florida. McDermon, a dedicated trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol, was off-duty and assisting in the search for an escaped prisoner from the…

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Gertrude I. Bryant - Perris, California
Death by Force45th anniversary

Gertrude I. Bryant

Female, age 63 · Perris, California
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

Gertrude I. Bryant, a 63-year-old woman, was a patient in the cardiac care/intensive care unit at Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris, California, when her condition suddenly and violently deteriorated in April 1981. The California Supreme Court…

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John W. Rainwater - Perris, California
Death by Force45th anniversary

John W. Rainwater

Male, age 95 · Perris, California
Killed Apr 11, 1981 · 45 years ago

John W. Rainwater, a 95-year-old man, died during the early morning hours of April 11, 1981, while being treated in the intensive care unit at Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris, California. Rainwater was seriously ill with congestive heart failure…

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Audrey Pugh - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force70th anniversary

Audrey Pugh

Null, age 34 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Apr 11, 1956 · 70 years ago

On April 11, 1956, Audrey Pugh, also known by the alias Audrey Evers, was found murdered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pugh, who was 34 years old at the time, was a resident of a wealthy neighborhood on Grandin Road. Her death, which occurred in Hamilton County, is…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Craig Thomas McDonald

Male, age 41 · Picayune, Mississippi
Killed Apr 11, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the community of Picayune, Mississippi, was shaken by a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 41-year-old Craig Thomas McDonald. On the morning of Sunday, April 11th, on Fern Drive, McDonald was shot and killed in an incident that…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Shamyar Austin

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 11, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a young man's life was cut tragically short in a Baltimore residence, a violent act that was initially shrouded in the guise of a potential suicide. On the afternoon of April 11th, police were called to a home in the 4800 block of…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Pablo Perez Nguyen

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 11, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pablo Perez Nguyen, a 32-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2021, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Nguyen was shot near 1001 Lecouvreur Avenue. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Joseph Lewis

Male, age 38 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 11, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Lewis, a 38-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2021, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at a motel parking lot on North Shepherd Drive, where Lewis was involved in a confrontation with Jamarcus…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ryan Ford

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 11, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, a tragic and violent event unfolded on the morning of April 11, 2016, ending the life of 30-year-old Ryan Ford. Ford, a male resident of the home on the 2200 block of Greenwich Street, was discovered by police…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jeremiah Zapata

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 11, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jeremiah Zapata, a 25-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 10, 2011, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. in the 2400 block of South Raymond Avenue. According to the Los…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Saul Garcia

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 11, 2006 · 20 years ago

Saul Garcia, a 30-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 11, 2006, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Garcia was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in the…

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Jaheim - Long Beach, California
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Jaheim

Male, age 21 · Long Beach, California
Killed Apr 11, 2026 · this year

In the quiet evening of April 11, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the peace in a Long Beach neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Jaheim Harris, a 21-year-old Black male, was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his…

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Andre Smith - Montgomery, Alabama
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Andre Smith

Male, age 35 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Apr 11, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Saturday, April 11, 2026, the life of 35-year-old Andre Smith was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. The city was in the grip of a violent weekend, with the shooting that claimed Smith's life being one of several unrelated…

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Antonio Koolyy Brown - Atlanta, Georgia
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Antonio Koolyy Brown

Male, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 11, 2026 · this year

In the evening hours of Saturday, April 11, 2026, Antonio Koolyy Brown, a 28-year-old aspiring singer, was fatally shot in southwest Atlanta. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the 1430 block of Desoto Avenue SW, in the vicinity of Perkerson Park.…

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Cameron Coney - Atlanta, Georgia
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Cameron Coney

Male, age 12 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 11, 2026 · this year

In what should have been the safety of his own home, 12-year-old Cameron Coney was fatally shot in his bedroom in Atlanta, Georgia. A student at Crawford Long Middle School, Cameron was known affectionately as "Big Cam" by his loved ones. He was remembered as…

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Cristian Segundo Garcia - Longview, Washington
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Cristian Segundo Garcia

Male, age 21 · Longview, Washington
Killed Apr 11, 2026 · this year

A festive gathering of around 200 people at the AWPPW Hall in Longview, Washington, took a tragic turn on the night of April 11, 2026, ending in the shooting deaths of two men in the parking lot. One of the victims was 21-year-old Cristian Segundo Garcia. The…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.